NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ndamukong Suh was recently in Nashville.

His strength coach from Nebraska is now at Vanderbilt, and I was told Suh plans on spending even more time this offseason with James Dobson.

Detroit Lions defensive line coach Jim Washburn also still has a home in Nashville, where he started his NFL coaching career. Suh saw Washburn during the visit.

His Nashville trip, however, had nothing to do with the Tennessee Titans. Any interaction with the city's NFL entry would have been tampering.

With the Lions deciding not to place the franchise tag on Suh, he's now in line to become a free agent March 10. As of March 7, teams can begin to negotiate with agents for players in advance of their free agency.

The Titans are desperate for difference-makers.

Suh is a major difference-maker, perhaps second only to J.J. Watt among NFL defenders. End, tackle, whatever. They would shape their front to suit him. He would make everyone better. He would give a faceless team a jolt.

Suh is going to get a ridiculous contract. Watt got a six-year, $100 million deal in 2014, and it came with $51.8 million guaranteed.

Suh has a long history of player-safety issues on the field, which are well outlined by ESPN.com's Michael Rothstein.

Is that stuff worth the trade-off? If you believe he's going to play hard for you and want to prove he's worth a massive contract, the Titans have to say yes to that.

While I generally fear huge deals for veterans, as we've seen so many blow up, it's hard to look at Suh and the Titans and say anything other than this: Tennessee should aggressively pursue him.

And I think they will.